15 FPHS students admitted to University of Washington Tacoma

15 FPHS students admitted to University of Washington Tacoma

Posted on 02/17/2016

Nearly three years ago, Franklin Pierce Schools signed a Pathways to
Promise agreement with the University of Washington-Tacoma. The
agreement allows Franklin Pierce School District graduates to
automatically be accepted as freshmen at the University of
Washington-Tacoma if they meet agreed upon admission requirements:

1. Meet minimum course requirements;
2. Graduate with a 2.7 or higher cumulative grade point average;
3. Score 480 or higher on each section of the SAT or 21 or higher on the ACT;
4. Submit a complete application including a well-written personal statement; and
5. Enroll at UW Tacoma immediately following their senior year.

15 Franklin Pierce High School students in the class of 2017 have been admitted to the
University of Washington- Tacoma and were honored by the University at a
celebration on Friday, February 17. All 15 students have not confirmed
their decision to attend the UW-T, but all 15 now know that the UW-T is
one of their options as they wait to hear back from other universities.

Furthermore, some of these 15 students also signed up for the College
Bound program just prior to entering high school. Under the College
Bound program, they have met the minimum requirements to receive full
tuition funding. To be eligible for the College Bound scholarship,
students must enroll during their 7th or 8th grade year, come from a
low-income household, graduate with a 2.0 GPA or higher, and be a good
citizen including not committing a felony. (For more information about
the College Bound program, visit www.ReadySetGrad.org.)

"The Pathways to Promise partnership and encouraging eligible students
to sign-up for the College Bound scholarship are two of several ways
that we are conveying to students and their parents that if they work
hard, post-secondary education is attainable," said Dr. Frank Hewins,
Superintendent.

A similar ceremony for Washington High School students will occur on Friday, March 3.

Franklin Pierce Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to Dr. Shaun Carey, Compliance Coordinator for State and Civil Rights Laws; Wendy Malich, Title IX Officer; or William Rasplica, 504/ADA Coordinator at 315 129th ST S, Tacoma, WA 98444-5099 or at (253)298-3000.